...Because it’s the compiler you know, it also honors Closure type annotations and JSDoc, enabling type-aware rewrites that shrink bundles without breaking semantics. The distribution is geared for tool authors: plug it into bundlers, custom scripts, or CI without dragging in a Java runtime. It’s particularly handy in constrained environments (serverless, sandboxed workers) where spawning a JVM is undesirable. In short, it brings Closure’s battle-tested optimizer to the places modern JavaScript actually runs.